Overview

• On May 28, the Tribunal of Cagliari’s first civil section dismissed Alessandra Todde’s appeal against the January 3 decree ordering her removal as President of Sardinia.
• Judges cited “substantial and serious violations” in Todde’s campaign expense reporting for the February 2024 regional elections under Italy’s national law.
• The Regional Council must now vote to uphold or overturn the electoral guarantee board’s removal decree, determining whether the current legislature continues.
• Todde has pledged to appeal the tribunal ruling, maintaining that neither the Court of Auditors nor the Cagliari prosecutor identified any actual infractions.
• A July 9 Constitutional Court session will examine whether the national removal law applies to Sardinia’s special statute region, a key factor in the case’s final outcome.